Muscial instrument (lute, tar) with 3 strings and reddish wooden cocoanut-shaped sounding-box covered with parchment. Wood stem section with 3 hooks for metal strings.

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Object Details

Description

Musical instrument (lute, tar) with three strings and reddish wooden cocoanut-shaped sounding-box covered with parchment. Stem of wood, section with 3 hooks for strings, metal. Persian.

Collection

Freer Study Collection

Credit Line

Gift of Ernst Herzfeld

Date

19th century

Accession Number

FSC-W-6

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Musical Instrument

Medium

Wood and hide

Origin

Iran

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

wood

Iran

Arts of the Islamic World

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34f851ba5-a651-40c1-8715-3096d35903c6

Record ID

fsg_FSC-W-6